Iron County register., 1887-02-24

several weeks ago. 1t is very neat piece OF
work, and can be found hanging on one corn
er of the old family clock, ready for daily
reference in regard to changes of moon, time
of suns rising and setting, history and offic-
ial directory of Iron county and all other
such things.
Andrew Harviell. former resident of Ar
| cadia, was seen on our streets yesterday
shaking hands with many friends.
1 am told that my young friend, Charles
Whelehon, is soon to go railroadlng. He is an
energetic young man, and my wish is that he
may be successful.
Joel Holloman and Bert Gregory came
up from Hogan last Saturday.
Mr.. Steele, fireman, has been transferred
from the pusher. He is succeeded by Mr..
Nations.
One of our good old "Uncles" accomplish
ed one grand thing before he pitched his
| tent IN the wilderness. He compelled ''Prof.
| Senex" to cease blowing his bellows about
school teachers.
I admit, Mr.. Editor, that am very old to
attempt to write anything for newspaper,
but in reading your last issue, l notice that
our "Old Maid" has scared up an "Old Bach
elor" in the neighborhood Of Belgrade Chat
land of pretty girls, possessed of such mas
sive brains), so l thought l might be the
medium through which some old grandpap
might be brought to the front and become
one of the REGISTER staff. My motto is the
one adopted by the statesmen of old:
Friendship for all and malice toward
none" Grand materially,
GRANNY.
/ am afraid, Mr.. Editor, that you will think
/ am wishy -washy kind of creature. when
l tell you that have changed my mind in
regard to prohibition. Old maids, as gen.
eral rule are always open to conviction. /
admit that went into this business rather
hastily; that is, without seriously thinking,
which thing is rather hard for our minds, as
thoughts like clouds hover in our mental at
mosphere, seldom falling in the raindrops of
words to refresh and sweeten our lives. But
let me get back to my subject. l am not
now in favor of prohibition but in local op-
tion. l hope to see the day when the saloons
will all be done away with, but do not think
prohibition the right way to take the curse
from the land. You know that Washington
says: "There is an option left to the United
States of America, whittier they will be re-
spectacle and prosperous, or contemplate
and miserable Il nation" And surely if
local option be the rule our intelligent peo-
pie will ere many years, cure the eating can
Ger of the community.
The ''Social Club" met at the residence of |
Mr.. j. Hogue last Friday evening. Singing |
is the principal amusement, but conversation
is cultivated to great extent, as it is an ac
too seldom met with in modern |
society. Oh yes, had almost forgotten to |
tell you that some of the young men came
very near losing their girls while jogging |
over there through the mud, but guess they |
didn't as no unusual lamentations were heard
anyway Cinderella lost her slipper.
Miss Maggie Fenelon, Hogan, was in Ar
cadia last Saturday.
Mrs. Towl, Annapolis, has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. f. c. Tual, for a few days.
Mr.. w. Ii. Thompson and friends, of st.
Louis, are expected down to his beautiful
Valley Home the 22d Of February.
Mrs. Robert Clark, De Soto, is down visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Pease, and
her friends, in Arcadia.
uCaI tudG Jul PlSdCuCiS lecfs 1ACatitC1 |
felt encouraged by the presence of the breth
ering last Sunday. I'll tell you we don't
have any shows in either one of our churches
over here. And then another thing, I think
our professed Christians go to the house of
Tod to worship, but if we did have shows in
our churches, they certainly would not go
through curiosity.
Mr.. James Hatten made rathera flying trip
to see his family last week.
Mr.. j. G. Clarkson after months absence
from Arcadia, came up last week to see his
family.
Law me! You never did see the like of
widow women in this town who have men.
Master Tommy Cook left Arcadia last week
Tor the land of milk and honey in Dunklin
DR.. Wallace left Saturday for his home at
Cedar Hill, accompanied by his wife who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George b. Evans of this place.
Well, howdy,"Old Bachelor" of Belgrade!
Let me extend to you the right hand of
fellowship. | believe you are going to be a
rue friend of the sold Maids" and this is
Why you receive such IA hearty welcome. l
near that you haye pretty girls and girls of
brains up where you live, Is that so? If it
S, why are you an old bachelor? But sup
pose the very fact that they have brains, tells
Why you are what you are. know our girls
iown in Arcadia are awfully brainy and l
suppose this is why we have a few old bach
slors here. But then just listen for you to
say that it is rather poor rule that won't
work both ways. Well, the rule is all right
md it doesn't work both ways either. But
EEL confident that you and 1 will be good
friends, especially, if you knew how much
is boasted of by the
Feb. 81, 1887. OLD MAID.
SabuIa Racket.
And it came to pass that in certain year
here was a dearth of provender in the land